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standard form no. i4a
Approved by the President March 10.1926
TELEGRAM
OFFICIAL BUSINESS�GOVERNMENT RATES
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WB40 246 GOVT NT COLLECT 1 /185-MISSOULA MONT APR 29 W F KELLY?CHIEF SUPERVISOR US IMMIGRATION AND NATURAL IZAT I ( SERV lc�~B0RDER PATR0L=
ESTIMATED COST WPA LABOR ON MISSOULA EXPANSION PROGRAM Of HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND EXCLUSIVE OF TEN THOUSAN CONTINGENCY FUND WHICH WPA STATES WE SHOULD PROVIDE FOR SKILLED LABOR NOT AVAILABLE FROM WPA ROLLS.- MATERIALS WE t EXPECTED TO PROVIDE WILL COST EIGHTY THOUSAND EXCLUSIVE 01 TWELVE THOUSAND IN MATERIALS WPA CAN PROVIDE ON A MAN MONTI BASIS. THIS ESTIMATE IS PRELIMINARY ONLY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE UPON COMPLETION OF DETAILED ESTIMATES NOW BEING MADE BY WPA IN CONNECTION WITH PROPOSED APPLICATION FOR PROJECT. REPRESENATIVE OF OFFICE OF CONSTRUCTION QUARTERMASTER N INTI CORPS AREA NOW HERE IN CONNECTION WITH REPAIRS TO HOSPITAL SUGGESTS THAT WE CAN GET MUCH BETTER RESULTS IF TEN BARRAC ARE CONSTRUCTED UNDER CONTRACT FOR NOT TO EXCEED NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR HE HAS LEARNED THAT UNION LABOR AVAILABLE LOCALLY WILL NOT WORK ON BUILDINGS BEING CONSTRUCTED BY WPA AND SUFFICIENT SKILLED LABOR NOT AVAI LAB FROM WPA ROLLS. WHILE WE ARE RUSHING WPA PROJECT WOULD IT NOT BE WELL TO CONTACT CONSTRUCTION QUARTERMASTER THERE Wl.l VIEW TO HAVING DEFENSE FUNDS PLACED IN HIS HANDS WITH AUTHORITY TO IMMEDIATELY NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT USING3
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standard form no. i4a
Approved by the President March 10.1926
TELEGRAM
OFFICIAL BUSINESS�GOVERNMENT RATES
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WB40 246 GOVT NT COLLECT 1 /185-MISSOULA MONT APR 29 W F KELLY?CHIEF SUPERVISOR US IMMIGRATION AND NATURAL IZAT I ( SERV lc�~B0RDER PATR0L=
ESTIMATED COST WPA LABOR ON MISSOULA EXPANSION PROGRAM Of HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND EXCLUSIVE OF TEN THOUSAN CONTINGENCY FUND WHICH WPA STATES WE SHOULD PROVIDE FOR SKILLED LABOR NOT AVAILABLE FROM WPA ROLLS.- MATERIALS WE t EXPECTED TO PROVIDE WILL COST EIGHTY THOUSAND EXCLUSIVE 01 TWELVE THOUSAND IN MATERIALS WPA CAN PROVIDE ON A MAN MONTI BASIS. THIS ESTIMATE IS PRELIMINARY ONLY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE UPON COMPLETION OF DETAILED ESTIMATES NOW BEING MADE BY WPA IN CONNECTION WITH PROPOSED APPLICATION FOR PROJECT. REPRESENATIVE OF OFFICE OF CONSTRUCTION QUARTERMASTER N INTI CORPS AREA NOW HERE IN CONNECTION WITH REPAIRS TO HOSPITAL SUGGESTS THAT WE CAN GET MUCH BETTER RESULTS IF TEN BARRAC ARE CONSTRUCTED UNDER CONTRACT FOR NOT TO EXCEED NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR HE HAS LEARNED THAT UNION LABOR AVAILABLE LOCALLY WILL NOT WORK ON BUILDINGS BEING CONSTRUCTED BY WPA AND SUFFICIENT SKILLED LABOR NOT AVAI LAB FROM WPA ROLLS. WHILE WE ARE RUSHING WPA PROJECT WOULD IT NOT BE WELL TO CONTACT CONSTRUCTION QUARTERMASTER THERE Wl.l VIEW TO HAVING DEFENSE FUNDS PLACED IN HIS HANDS WITH AUTHORITY TO IMMEDIATELY NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT USING3
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